It’s not something that the MSM wants to hear about…and it is not something that civilians in general even understand…

The surge is working. And the MSM lackeeys of the Dhims in Washington…can’t stand it.

Hoo-ah…

“Thank you for contacting me regarding our troops in Iraq. I appreciate hearing from you.

On May 24, the Senate passed the Emergency Supplemental appropriations bill. I supported an earlier version of the Emergency Supplemental that set a responsible policy of redeploying our troops and redefining the mission. Unfortunately, the President vetoed the legislation, and Congressional Republicans upheld the veto.

The second Emergency Supplemental, which I also supported, set benchmarks tied to funding for the Iraqi government while providing our troops the funding they need. An interim report on the Iraqi government’s progress in meeting the benchmarks has indicated that the Iraqis have only made satisfactory progress on eight of these benchmarks, which is less than half of those set out in law. Unfortunately, Iraqi politicians continue to refuse to make the political concessions that are necessary to end the current civil war and our troops are paying the price for their unwillingness to negotiate.

There is no easy solution to Iraq. The brave men and women who serve in our Armed Forces have done everything that has been asked of them, and they have done it well. I oppose the President’s handling of this war and believe that changing course in Iraq is a requirement to prevent our troops from becoming further embroiled in the Iraqi civil war. I will continue to work to put pressure on the President to bring our combat troops home.

You may be interested to know that in June, I visited with our troops in Iraq. During my visit, I met with Missouri soldiers, as well as senior U.S. military commanders and Iraqi leaders. I continue to be awed by the sacrifice and heroism of our troops, whom I am committed to supporting with everything they need. However, my experience also reinforces my belief that we must change course in Iraq.

All best,
Senator Claire McCaskill”

There is an easy solution to Iraq, stop trying to surrender! Can you imagine how our civil war would have progressed if we had had today’s US military parked on the Mason Dixon line? It certainly would not have been much of a war.